My son has always loved the bath, but we are constantly rotating his toys and showing him the water before we out him in. Maybe try getting in with your child. May be hard at first, but it may make her feel better "safer" that you're in there with her. I also take shaving cream and let him play with it on the walls. Anything to keep him occupied. Maybe get a baking pan with warm water and toys and let her play with them outside the bath too. Ease her into it. Good luck! Hope that helps a little.

My son has always loved the bath, but we are constantly rotating his toys and showing him the water before we out him in. Maybe try getting in with your child. May be hard at first, but it may make her feel better "safer" that you're in there with her. I also take shaving cream and let him play with it on the walls. Anything to keep him occupied. Maybe get a baking pan with warm water and toys and let her play with them outside the bath too. Ease her into it. Good luck! Hope that helps a little.

My son is 18 months old and loves bath time now. Absolutely hated it at first and would scream. I had to sit down and think of bath-friendly things he would like. So since he is obsessed with balls and balloons, I have a few plastic balls in the tub and one balloon floating around. He didn't like the noise of running water so I had to run his bath before getting him near the bathroom or he would freak out. I recently gave him bath crayons that he loves. And also to make sure he doesn't get bored quickly, I play pandora on my phone for him. He likes the Disney station, Barney station, and Michael Jackson station (cuz it's so stinkin cute to see him dance in the tub). And I also discovered that he didn't like his ears being submerged or being layed in the tub. So I keep him upright while washing his hair and use a wet washcloth to rinse the soap out. And I do the actually cleaning last so he doesn't get cold while playing. It took a few days to get all the play time stuff figure out, and within a week of baths this way, he now gets excited about baths and refuses to get out of the tub calmly unless I just let him sit in there til the water starts getting cold. Now every time his diaper is off he tries running to the tub saying 'bath bath bath'. Not saying this will work with your child, but just sit and think of get favorite toys. Think of versions of her toys that would be water proof (and easier if they float) and set them in the tub. Play some catchy music if available. And my son's favorite part: have a warm towel waiting when bath time is over. Bath time for my son now lasts about 10 minutes, and all I have to do is sit on the toilet lid and watch him, and occasionally return a ball that he's thrown out. HTH

My son is 18 months old and loves bath time now. Absolutely hated it at first and would scream. I had to sit down and think of bath-friendly things he would like. So since he is obsessed with balls and balloons, I have a few plastic balls in the tub and one balloon floating around. He didn't like the noise of running water so I had to run his bath before getting him near the bathroom or he would freak out. I recently gave him bath crayons that he loves. And also to make sure he doesn't get bored quickly, I play pandora on my phone for him. He likes the Disney station, Barney station, and Michael Jackson station (cuz it's so stinkin cute to see him dance in the tub). And I also discovered that he didn't like his ears being submerged or being layed in the tub. So I keep him upright while washing his hair and use a wet washcloth to rinse the soap out. And I do the actually cleaning last so he doesn't get cold while playing. It took a few days to get all the play time stuff figure out, and within a week of baths this way, he now gets excited about baths and refuses to get out of the tub calmly unless I just let him sit in there til the water starts getting cold. Now every time his diaper is off he tries running to the tub saying 'bath bath bath'. Not saying this will work with your child, but just sit and think of get favorite toys. Think of versions of her toys that would be water proof (and easier if they float) and set them in the tub. Play some catchy music if available. And my son's favorite part: have a warm towel waiting when bath time is over. Bath time for my son now lasts about 10 minutes, and all I have to do is sit on the toilet lid and watch him, and occasionally return a ball that he's thrown out. HTH

My 13 month DD just went thru this. One day she loved the bath and next she hated it. For a few weeks we bathed her every other night I instead of every night and put a small space heater in the bathroom prior to the bath. Seemed to help.

My 13 month DD just went thru this. One day she loved the bath and next she hated it. For a few weeks we bathed her every other night I instead of every night and put a small space heater in the bathroom prior to the bath. Seemed to help.

at any target, toysrus etc usually in the bath toy section, or where they have the shampoos etc, you can find kid friendly tablets for the bath water that make your bath fun different colors like blue, red etc.

at any target, toysrus etc usually in the bath toy section, or where they have the shampoos etc, you can find kid friendly tablets for the bath water that make your bath fun different colors like blue, red etc.

Is it warm enough in the bathroom? If it's a little cool, maybe try a space heater. If you are putting her in the tub itself, that may also be too cold for her or just too big and intimidating. I just bought a Prince Lionheart Flexibath (I put a review on the product review board) and it is the perfect size for my 13 mo old and it's a flexible plastic that doesn't get as cold as a porcelain tub. GL!

Is it warm enough in the bathroom? If it's a little cool, maybe try a space heater. If you are putting her in the tub itself, that may also be too cold for her or just too big and intimidating. I just bought a Prince Lionheart Flexibath (I put a review on the product review board) and it is the perfect size for my 13 mo old and it's a flexible plastic that doesn't get as cold as a porcelain tub. GL!

My son went through a period of about a month of hating the bath when he was around 14 months. Shower was a little bit better. We backed off frequency, bought some new bath toys he'd love (farm animal squirters) and I just kept trying. Did quick washing early in the bath time and then tried to play with him, sing etc to get him used to playing there. Probably went on 5 weeks, eventually he started playing more, not fighting as much, and then it was gone and he's been back to loving baths since then. I agree the noise of the water running is not helpful, I think it's loud and doesn't help soothe them.

My son went through a period of about a month of hating the bath when he was around 14 months. Shower was a little bit better. We backed off frequency, bought some new bath toys he'd love (farm animal squirters) and I just kept trying. Did quick washing early in the bath time and then tried to play with him, sing etc to get him used to playing there. Probably went on 5 weeks, eventually he started playing more, not fighting as much, and then it was gone and he's been back to loving baths since then. I agree the noise of the water running is not helpful, I think it's loud and doesn't help soothe them.

Target has bath friendly crayons and finger paints and my lo loves them. Also try non traditional toys like empty shampoo bottles and small bowel. Stopped buying toys cause my lo only plays with bottles and bowels. go figure. Also we don't say bath time we call it splish/splash time. She gets so excited and I usually have to drag her out after 20-30 min!

Target has bath friendly crayons and finger paints and my lo loves them. Also try non traditional toys like empty shampoo bottles and small bowel. Stopped buying toys cause my lo only plays with bottles and bowels. go figure. Also we don't say bath time we call it splish/splash time. She gets so excited and I usually have to drag her out after 20-30 min!

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